11/3 Art: Oasis of Serenity

The End of Powerpoint?

Via Big Think The mega-entrepreneur of the year is probably Jeff Bezos, who founded Amazon and very recently bought the Washington Post. Certainly lots of people are focusing their hopes and fears on what Bezos might do next. Here’s one hopeful sign: Bezos has put PowerPoint out of his business. One reason is that he has a humane man’s aversion […]

Rohr: Jesus and Buddha

In many ways, Jesus and Buddha were talking about a very similar process of human transformation. Pain is the foundational teacher of transformation for both of them, which led to compassion in Buddhist language and love in Christian language (I accept the common definition that our suffering is the degree of resistance we have toward […]

The Power of Empathy Versus Sympathy and How It Can Make You a Better Person

Art: Kickstarter and the NEA

“Indeed, people have been saying since last year that Kickstarter funds more art-related projects than the NEA. And it’s true! For 2012, the NEA had a total federal appropriation of $146 million, of which 80 percent went toward grants. Kickstarter funded roughly $323.6 million of art-related projects if you include all design and video-related projects, […]